During a funeral, the dog kept barking at its owner’s coffin. After some hesitation, the people opened it and screamed in horror. Officer Ethan Carter’s funeral began on a bright and cold day, with steady rain as mourners entered the cemetery. His family, whom he hadn’t seen in almost five years, arrived from California to New York that morning. They took their seats beside the coffin as Ethan’s fellow officers, all in uniform, joined them. The only one not in uniform was Max, a large dog who had been Ethan’s partner in the department. Max was…..Read Full Story Here……..
Author: town gist
When Mali visited her husband’s grave on a gray Tuesday to clean it, she noticed a hole in the ground. She hadn’t seen it before, so she dug it up to see what it was. What she found was truly shocking. Since her husband had passed away the year before, Molly visited his grave every Tuesday. It was like their date night, but she was the only one talking. She would tell him about her life and clean his grave and headstone. She had become familiar with the cemetery and his grave site, so it was easy for her to…
She couldn’t stop looking at the heavily pregnant woman. It felt like her worst fear, but her intuition was bothering her, and she couldn’t ignore it. She worried she might embarrass herself if she acted on it. Many thoughts raced through her mind, but then she considered the possibility that the woman might be in danger. She chose to follow her and learn more. Little did she know the lies she would uncover. Like any other day, Melissa Smith was going about her business in her hometown of San Diego, California. She ran some errands, greeted familiar faces in different…
A man found a hidden door in his house, and it led to secret rooms, tunnels, and a solid metal safe. Netizens were curious about the mysterious building and its history. Twenty-three-year-old Freddy Goodall, who hails from Sussex, England, is fortunate to live in a home filled with history. He recently started to share some of the property online. His house is 500 years old and has many hidden features. Goodall discovered a hidden door in his home, and when he looked behind the boarded wall, he was stunned by what…….Read Full Story Here……………..
Unable to continue living with his mother, 10-year-old James was forced to flee his home to live in an abandoned house. Upon entering, James found something that changed his life forever. James was just a 10-year-old boy when his life turned into total chaos. Every day his mother would come home early from work, lugging along a box of beer. She drank every night. When the beers ran out and she couldn’t buy more, she’d head to the kitchen cupboard for the vodka she called her emergency stash. Beer made her sluggish, and she’d often fall asleep on the sofa.…
Dennis, after helping a hitchhiking girl named Harper, sees her on the news the next day. She’s a runaway, and now he’s unwittingly caught in her perilous story. What happens next changes everything. Dennis was no stranger to the stretch of highway that connected his workplace to his home. The road was usually a blur of trees and asphalt, a routine drive that he navigated with mechanical familiarity. His car, an aging sedan that had seen better days, hummed steadily beneath him as he leaned back, tapping along to the rhythm of a rock classic blaring through the speakers. It…
Michael, a 32-year-old police officer in Chicago, finished his dinner at a nearby restaurant and decided to take a walk before heading home. The cool night air felt refreshing as he walked through the dimly lit streets, lost in thoughts about his new girlfriend. They had only been dating for two weeks, but it already felt like he had known her for years. He was even starting to think about their future together, maybe even starting a family someday. As he turned down a quiet alley, his thoughts were abruptly interrupted by a sound that sent a chill down his…
Forgiveness is a powerful thing, but sometimes, it feels almost impossible to grant. As I reflect on my father’s 70th birthday, celebrated on May 11th, I’m overwhelmed with a storm of emotions that I can no longer keep inside. This is my story, and perhaps, through sharing, I might find some semblance of peace. My father abandoned my mother shortly after I was born, leaving her to raise my elder sister and me all by herself. My sister was barely three years old at the time their separation happened. According to what I heard, my dad was having an affair…
I had just completed senior high school when Manuel came into my life. He was not the first man to show interest in me but he was the first who caught my eye. Unlike the others who aggressively thirsted after me, this one was different. He was calm when he told me he loved me. And he was gentle the first time he took my hand in his. Everything about him screamed protector. That’s why I felt safe with him. I trusted Manuel with all my heart. I agreed to be his girlfriend and said yes to everything he demanded…
When I was younger, twelve or thirteen years old, I did something to annoy my mother. She got angry and started shouting at me. Somewhere in the middle, she said, “You see why I didn’t want to have you? I blame your father. I don’t remember being angered or disturbed by this statement until she said it again when I was sixteen. There was a boy in my class who chased me everywhere with love proposals. He wrote me letters and when he could, he said it in front of me that he wanted to be my boyfriend. Truth be…